tin can

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tin kan]
- /tɪn kæn/
- /ˈtɪn kæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tin kan]
- /tɪn kæn/

Definitions of tin can words

noun tin can can2 (def 1). 1
noun tin can U.S. Navy Slang. a destroyer. 1
noun tin can metal food container 1
noun tin can a metal food container, esp when empty 0
noun tin can can2 (sense 2) 0
noun tin can destroyer (sense 2) 0

See all 6 definitions of tin can

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Origin of tin can

First appearance:

before 1760

One of the 46% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1760-70

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Parts of speech for Tin can

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tin can

tin can popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tin can usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tin can

noun tin can

camper — A camper is someone who is camping somewhere.
can — You use can when you are mentioning a quality or fact about something which people may make use of if they want to.

All 2 Synonyms of tin can